Support Worker – Waking Nights
- Location: Stowmarket, Suffolk
- Hours: 33 hours per week (3 nights per week, 9 PM – 8 AM)
- Pay Rate: Competitive - £12.98 per hour.
Are you passionate about making a difference in someone’s life? Do you have experience supporting individuals with learning disabilities and autistic people? We are seeking a self-motivated and confident Support Worker to provide waking night support to a remarkable young gentleman in his mid-20s.
About the Role
You will be working in a bungalow providing 1:1 waking night support for a young man. During the daytime, he receives 2:1 support. He is intelligent, communicative (using Makaton), and knows what he wants—but he can push boundaries.
This role requires someone with the ability to remain calm and patient while implementing a positive support plan tailored to his needs. You will need to establish a strong rapport, understand his triggers, and gently guide him back when he becomes unsettled. A sense of humour, creativity, and empathy are key to success in this role.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintaining a safe and comfortable environment during the night.
- Monitoring behaviours of distress and following his positive support plan.
- Completing household tasks, health and safety checks, and documentation.
- Medication management as needed.
- Encouraging good hygiene habits with support and prompting.
About Him
This young man enjoys Xbox, food, football (Chelsea is his team!), swimming, and gym visits. He communicates with his family daily and uses Makaton and Facebook Messenger to connect.
What We are Looking For
- Experience supporting individuals with autism, learning disabilities, and behaviours of distress.
- Someone assertive, patient, and able to stay calm under pressure.
- A good sense of humour and the ability to adapt and de-escalate situations creatively.
- Someone who can understand his needs and provide patient, consistent support.
Benefits
We are enthusiastic about being the absolute best employer we can be, ensuring our staff feel well supported and valued in their roles. As well as being part of a supportive, local team you will be eligible for:
- Free DBS check
- Advance: access to some of your earned pay ahead of your regular payday
- Access to the Blue Light Card (lots of discounts available)
- 30 days annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays), rising to 35 days.
- £500 bonus for recommending a friend to work for us if they are employed.
- Paid training with financial bonuses for completion of awards and diplomas.
- We will pay for and support you to complete the Care Certificate, a requirement for people working in the health and social care sector.
- Discounts and cashback on shopping and days out with our colleague benefits scheme
Apply now.
- An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions.
- We welcome applications from everyone who has the right to work in the UK, and value diversity in our workforce.
- As Disability Confident Leaders, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy - Dimensions has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training, and career development of disabled employees.
- As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application. Please contact the Resourcing Consultant Team on 03003039150.
- We now have British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos for all our recruitment communications.
